Ideologica Obscura
Ideologica Obscura takes the viewer on a journey into the world of wacky and esoteric political ideologies. This podcast uncovers the multitude of visions for society and the historical context they arose from. We wish to educate through a mix of rigorous research and low-brow humor because many a true word is spoken in jest. Ideologica Obscura is a comedy and education podcast and thus does not encourage or endorse any of the discussed ideologies, persons, or organizations.
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Episodes
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
Wednesday Feb 02, 2022
In this second part of the National Bolshevik series, Thomas and Eren follow the rise of Franco-Belgian National Bolshevism during the Cold War, and oh boy does it get wackier!
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
Wednesday Jan 26, 2022
In this episode, Thomas and Eren begin their journey into the realm of esoteric and wacky ideologies with National Bolshevism, a seemingly oxymoronic ideology that sought to synthesize the revolutionary aesthetics and economic autarky of the far-left with the ultranationalism and conservatism of the far-right. They begin this multi-part series by discussing what counts as National Bolshevism and its origins in Weimar Germany.
Sources:Blackshirts & Reds: Rational Fascism & the Overthrow of Communism - Michael Parenti, 1997
Between Left and Right. Ernst Niekisch and National Bolshevism in Weimar Germany - James Joseph Ward, 1973
The Concept of “National Bolshevism”: An interpretative essay - Erik Van Ree, 2010
Entangled Far Rights: A Russian-European Intellectual Romance in the Twentieth Century - Marlene Laruelle, 2018
Ernst Niekisch - Wikipedia
Ernst Niekisch and National Bolshevism in Weimar Germany - Anne Terese Carey, 1972
Tuesday Jan 25, 2022